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Re:Texas Is About to Create OPEC’s Worst Nightmare by mulmen on Thursday November 22, 2018 @02:14AM (#18508412)
Power lines can climb much steeper hills than trains.
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Re:Texas Is About to Create OPEC’s Worst Nightmare by imtringued on Thursday November 22, 2018 @10:05AM (#18510346)
Exactly! Hillclimbing is a huge weakness of trains which significantly increases the cost of rail construction.
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